|  10-18-2013, 07:02 PM | #1951 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 4,061 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos | 
			
			Honestly, I need another 80 years to read what I already have.    Ok.. how many of you suffered at the hands of the Kobo half off sale? I did pretty well partly because some books weren't eligible for the discount, so I didn't buy them. I painfully limited myself to getting books that were parts of series already started, like Morland Dynasty (I'm set up to book 19 now) and finishing off the Murder She Wrote. All focused on things Mom is reading and I have yet to get to.   I have started a new list of fill in books for future irresistible sales. | 
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|  10-19-2013, 09:49 PM | #1952 | 
| Addict            Posts: 372 Karma: 3710372 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindles, Sony 650 | 
			
			I have the joint addiction of ebooks and ereaders, but at least I no longer have the fear of the floor giving way thought the weight of paper books in, on and under everything. Life is short and there are much worse afflictions to have. I have more books than I will ever be able to read, and I can't see myself ever stopping as it has been a lifelong love affair with reading. I would far rather have too many books to read than not enough (oh the horror of not having something waiting in the wings!) and I will be leaving them all to someone so it won't be a waste. Of course what I really want is to take them with me - truly a cloud reader   | 
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|  10-21-2013, 07:26 PM | #1953 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD | 
			
			I did real good with the Kobo 50% off.  I only bought 4 books total.  That was not too bad.  I wanted to get so many more, but I kept talking myself out of it.  I have to stay ahead of this addiction and not fall off the wagon.
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|  10-22-2013, 04:14 AM | #1954 | 
| The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠            Posts: 74,433 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis | 
			
			Congratulations. I bought rather more....
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|  10-22-2013, 05:07 AM | #1955 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 1,760 Karma: 9918418 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Here on the perimeter, there are no stars Device: Kobo H2O, iPad mini 3, Kindle Touch | 
			
			I bought rather a lot, and it would've been more if the Big Five hadn't gone ineligible. At least I controlled the TBR pile somewhat; much of what I bought was stuff I own physical copies of but wanted to be able to carry around more easily.
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|  10-22-2013, 01:24 PM | #1956 | 
| (he/him/his)            Posts: 12,322 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3 | 
			
			I did pretty well during the 50% coupon splurge. Only a half dozen books, all ones I would have bought eventually anyway. But still too many for what I could afford right now. Personally, I'm actually glad the coupons no longer work for any of the evil^H^H^H^H Big 5.
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|  10-31-2013, 09:42 AM | #1957 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 2,227 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch | 
			
			In less than 12 hours, I will have made it through an entire calendar month without buying an ebook. I never thought I'd see the day. Assuming I haven't just cursed myself by announcing early. OK, I'll have to make it to the 14th to have made a whole month without buying any books at all - I did buy three used paperbacks this month - but even so, no ebooks is a start. | 
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|  10-31-2013, 09:55 AM | #1958 | |
| The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠            Posts: 74,433 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis | Quote: 
 I have been caught by several splendid offers, especially the (UK-Only) Sainsburys 99p ebooks. My total so far for the month is 45, my highest total for the year, just a little more than September's total of 37, which was mostly down to Kobo coupons. I'm expecting to keep November and December down to single figures. Unless Sainsburys or another retailer produces similar bargain offers. | |
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|  10-31-2013, 12:34 PM | #1959 | 
| Grand Sorcerer            Posts: 45,611 Karma: 60184181 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour | 
			
			Can't last......need help.....crawling, the hunger, money spent......Delphi [cough]...Delphi Classics....M.R. James......Arthur Machen.....the thrill, opiate, pleasure and pain....and [cough]....the last one....Ambrose Bierce....50% off....help................................... Don     | 
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|  10-31-2013, 12:49 PM | #1960 | 
| Grand Sorcerer            Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1 | 
			
			Amazing that Delphi even gives discounts, taking their normal prices into account. I've bought 16 of their books using the 25% autumn discount (and apart from Lovecraft and Stoker, none were from the Gothic/Horror section, so maybe I can get some more  ) | 
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|  10-31-2013, 02:42 PM | #1961 | |
| Evangelist            Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed | Quote: 
 seriously need to stop spending now!!!!   | |
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|  10-31-2013, 03:05 PM | #1962 | |
| Wizard            Posts: 1,760 Karma: 9918418 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Here on the perimeter, there are no stars Device: Kobo H2O, iPad mini 3, Kindle Touch | Quote: 
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|  10-31-2013, 06:13 PM | #1963 | 
| The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠            Posts: 74,433 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis | 
			
			It does feel a bit odd to be complaining about massive discounts on books that we know we'll enjoy reading….     | 
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|  10-31-2013, 06:17 PM | #1964 | 
| Addict            Posts: 357 Karma: 656362 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: California Device: 1st PW, Sansa Clip Zip, Samsungs: GT 7.0 Plus, Note4, GT 4 10.1" | |
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|  10-31-2013, 06:33 PM | #1965 | |
| o saeclum infacetum            Posts: 21,514 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5 | Quote: 
 Knock wood, I'm (almost entirely) done buying for inventory, and future purchases will be limited to books I want to read now. Last edited by issybird; 10-31-2013 at 06:35 PM. | |
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